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"The Gulf oil disaster and the efforts to hide and downplay its impacts
have revealed the extent of the oil industry's grip on our government,"
said Greenpeace Research Director Kert Davies, "Scientific researchers,
policymakers and the broader public deserve to know the full scope of
this disaster and what the government knows and isn't telling."

The scope of these FOIA requests were derived from our ongoing field
research, tips from local activists and reporters. Some of the FOIA
requests seek information on:

Chemical dispersants:

Internal communications within and between the Environmental Protection
Agency, U.S. Coast Guard and BP concerning directives on dispersant use
and exemptions granted to BP by the Coast Guard (EPA, USCG)

Details of the effectiveness of sub-sea dispersant application, how the
Environmental Protection Agency has monitored BP's use of dispersants,
and the point at which dispersants have a greater environmental impact
than leaked oil (EPA)

Details of any and all communications or information regarding any of 23
endangered, threatened, or species of concern in the Gulf region
including sperm whales and sea turtles (NOAA, USCG)

Details of U.S. Navy flights contracted for whale and dolphin sightings in the Gulf region (Navy)

Oil drilling safety regulation:

Details of communication between the United States Coast Guard and
ExxonMobil, Shell Oil, and/or ConocoPhillips concerning the safety of
oil rigs in the Gulf and/or the term "blowout preventers" (USCG)

Details of all internal communications regarding the 23 blowouts that have occurred on oil rigs in the Gulf since 2006 (BOEMRE)

Details of any information concerning the 27,000 abandoned wells in the Gulf (BOEMRE/MMS)

Details of communications between the Minerals Management Service and
the Offshore Operators Committee Deep Spills Working Group (BOEMRE/MMS)

Details of violations and inspections and the certification process of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port facility (USCG)

Clean up operations:

Details of all communications regarding BP employees or contractors concerning their authority to police public lands. (USCG)

Details of all meetings and correspondence between the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and BP regarding underwater oil plumes
(NOAA)

Communication between oil companies and state offices:
Details of any and all internal and external communications between
Governor Bobby Jindal or any of his staff and the following companies:
BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, and/or the American Petroleum
Institute (Office of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal)

Details of any and all internal and external communications between
Governor Haley Barbour or any of his staff and the following companies:
BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, and/or the American Petroleum
Institute (Office of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour)

Greenpeace's team on the Gulf Coast has been providing and supporting an
independent assessment of the impacts of the oil disaster to the
ecosystem and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. In August,
the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise will begin a three month expedition
supporting independent scientists to investigate the impacts to Gulf
wildlife, underwater oil plumes, and more.

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In the vile wake of Charlottesville - those sweaty young white men, pasty faces contorted, screaming, "Blood and Soil!" "Jews Will Not Replace Us!" "Fuck You Faggots!" - what to say? Just this: This is racism, domestic terrorism, pure hate. This is not who we are, and this is not ok. Most vital, those "whose pigmentation matches theirs" must speak "with unflinching clarity (or) we simply amen it... They need white faces speaking directly into their white faces, loudly on behalf of love."

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